After the defeat of Germany in World War II, 140,000 Jewish survivors of the Holocaust were transported to camps maintained by the Allies for displaced persons (DPs). In this study, two historians offer an administrative, social and cultural history of the DP camps.Ler mais...

Liberation --
Conditions in the Summer of 1945: Taking the First Steps in the Chaotic World of Postwar Germany --
The Harrison Report and Its Repercussions --
The Mass Exodus of Jews from Eastern Europe: Causes and Effects --
The Joint: American Jewish Assistance from Overseas --
The DPs Learn to Help Themselves: The Central Committees of Liberated Jews --
Fohrenwald --
Belsen.

"Liberation -- Conditions in the Summer of 1945: Taking the First Steps in the Chaotic World of Postwar Germany -- The Harrison Report and Its Repercussions -- The Mass Exodus of Jews from Eastern Europe: Causes and Effects -- The Joint: American Jewish Assistance from Overseas -- The DPs Learn to Help Themselves: The Central Committees of Liberated Jews -- Fohrenwald -- Belsen."@en